Bumble Bee Anatomy

Bumble bee identification observing bumble bees. In female bees it also houses the stinger which is a modified organ through which the female deposits eggs.

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While out collecting nectar andor pollen.

Bumble bee anatomy. In honey bees and bumble bees the abdomen also houses the wax glands. Anatomy and life cycle. Males can differ in coloration from females of the same species.

American bumble bee left and eastern carpenter bee right. Its skeleton is on the outside and is made up of hard plates of chitin. Workers queens and males.

Bumble bees fall under the family apidae their famous cousins being the honey bees and organized into the genus bombus. In most cases queens and workers have similar coloration and physical features except that queens tend to be much larger. Bumble bee watch is a citizen science project through the partnership of the xerces society the university of ottawa wildlife preservation canada beespotter the natural history museum london and the montreal insectarium.

Chitin is a nitrogenous polysaccharide insoluble in water alcohol dilute acids and digestive juices. On the head of the bumble bee there exists a pair of antennae eyes and mandibles. All bumble bees are relatively large fuzzy insects.

As with all insects the bumblebee has what is called an exoskeleton ie. Both queens and workers are female. From spring into to.

Female worker bees also have pollen baskets or transport structures made of stiff hairs on the hind legs. Their body plan consists of a head thorax and abdomen each containing their own specific segments. There are three different types of bumble bees you will encounter.

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